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as in limit
a real or imaginary point beyond which a person or thing cannot go
the language in the novel really is beyond the bounds of decency
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as in confines
the line or relatively narrow space that marks the outer limit of something
colored outside the bounds of the drawing
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as in to border
to serve as a border for
being bounded on all sides by the Alps has helped Switzerland maintain its neutrality
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as in determined
fully committed to achieving a goal
I am bound and determined to write a novel before I turn 30
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Recent Examples of bound
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
28 June 2026
Instead, when balls go out of bounds the ball kids place them back on the cones and the players retrieve them from there.
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Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
27 June 2026
Christian Babcock,
Mercury News,
23 June 2026
The Rockies started the inning with three straight singles off All-Star closer Aroldis Chapman (0-3) before McCarthy sent a liner that hit off the wall and bounded away from left fielder Jarren Duran.
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ABC News,
22 June 2026
Jamil Zaki,
CNBC,
12 May 2026
The Dodgers’ split-squad group that journeyed the 14 miles from Glendale (and ultimately lost to Texas, 7-6) was largely a skeleton crew of Triple-A bound prospects and wannabes.
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Tim Cowlishaw,
Dallas Morning News,
28 Feb. 2026
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Noun
Mbokazi beat Jonathan David to the ball to kick it out of bounds, preventing a shot at an open net.
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Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
28 June 2026
Instead, when balls go out of bounds the ball kids place them back on the cones and the players retrieve them from there.
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Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
27 June 2026
Verb
Then after another Algerian wave of pressure, Gouiri tapped in a loose ball after a corner from Anis Hadj Moussa, Mahrez’s replacement after the hydration break in the 76th minute, bounded loosely through the box.
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Christian Babcock,
Mercury News,
23 June 2026
The Rockies started the inning with three straight singles off All-Star closer Aroldis Chapman (0-3) before McCarthy sent a liner that hit off the wall and bounded away from left fielder Jarren Duran.
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ABC News,
22 June 2026
Adjective
The bound paper booklets in which students hand-write their responses to test questions have surged in popularity during the AI explosion.
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Jamil Zaki,
CNBC,
12 May 2026
The Dodgers’ split-squad group that journeyed the 14 miles from Glendale (and ultimately lost to Texas, 7-6) was largely a skeleton crew of Triple-A bound prospects and wannabes.
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Tim Cowlishaw,
Dallas Morning News,
28 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bound
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Gas stations across Russia are imposing limits on purchases, CNN’s analysis found, with fuel- tracking websites popping up to guide drivers to the best spots to fill up.
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People who were enrolled in graduate school and received a federal loan before July 1 will not face the new limits, according to the Education Department.
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The Detroit pizza features the style’s signature crown of crispy cheese around the edges, and a blanket of brick cheese.
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Both the scalloped edges and adorable blue gingham print made this a top pick for me.
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Apple is preparing a massive leap in display technology for its future iPad Pro and Mac line-ups.
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While there were two last-place finishers in 2024 who made the leap atop their divisions in 2025, there were still five fourth-place finishers from 2024 that ended up in the same spot at the end of the 2025 season.
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Victor Willis, Village People’s lead singer, dies Victor Willis, lead singer of the Village People who helped define the disco movement of the 1970s, died June 30.
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Instead of looking only for escapements or technical innovation, Newman encourages appreciation of cases, dials, proportions, engraving, and overall design—the same qualities that define today’s most desirable independent watches.
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In the southern Russian city of Krasnodar, which borders Crimea, another video shows a man filling up a container in the back of his car while two women berate him for breaking the rules.
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The western zone was bordered to the north by County Road J, to the south by County Road S, to the west by Cahone and to the east by the Bradfield area.
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The popular actor hopped on X early Friday morning to hype up Americans ahead of the celebrations starting tonight and rolling into the weekend.
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Porsche inadvertently kicked off the trend with the Cayenne, Lamborghini followed later with the Urus, and even Ferrari hopped aboard the bandwagon with the Purosangue.
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The blaze remained confined to the wrecking yard property, despite briefly jumping a fence and igniting vegetation to the west.
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His father, Brian Cohn, jumped into the pool to try to pull him out, but the suction from the drain was too strong.
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All etched into the face of a man who spent his presidency fighting to hold together a nation that seemed determined to tear itself apart.
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Well, Ariana seems to remember, whereas Hudson is determined to just undo the breakup and pretend like none of it ever happened.
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“Bound.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bound. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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